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enticing
[en-tahy-sing]
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- enticingly adverb
- enticingness noun
- nonenticing adjective
- nonenticingly adverb
- unenticing adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of enticing1
Example Sentences
That mix of emotional candor and personal distance feels enticing in an overexposed TikTok era.
When Britainās global turn came in the nineteenth century, its naval dominion over the worldās oceans was softened by an enticing cultural ethos of commerce, language, literature, and even sports.
While vapes are considered a healthier alternative to cigarettes, there are concerns that vaping provides a gateway into nicotine addiction - with disposable vapes enticing children and young people with their fruity flavours and cheap prices.
Port Huron is a manufacturing town of less than 30,000 people with a quaint downtown and lots of retail, offering visitors an enticing opportunity for a day-trip.
This was an enticing way to explore three things at once, all through telling what I hope is a compelling story.
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When To Use
Enticing means having the effect of attracting, tempting, or drawing people in.Things that are described as enticing produce desire or attraction. The word is especially used to describe things that appeal to the senses. But something can be enticing for other reasons, as in The job offer was enticing due to the big salary increase, but I didnāt think the work would be fulfilling. The adjective enticing comes from the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb entice, meaning to attract, allure, or tempt. (Entice is sometimes confused with the verb incite, which means to encourage, urge, prompt, or provoke someone to do something, especially something bad. Incite is usually used more negatively than entice.)Something thatās described as enticing is viewed as positive and desirous by the person whom it has enticed, but the word itself sometimes implies that such a thing serves to tempt people to do something that perhaps they shouldnāt, as in That chocolate is enticing, but I vowed to give up sweets for a while.Example: The enticing aroma of the roasted nuts draws people to the street cart.
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